- Bookcover of Wet Nurse
- Booktitle:
-
Wet Nurse
Alphascript Publishing (2010-09-28 )
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- ISBN-13:
978-613-2-84497-2
- ISBN-10:
- 613284497X
- EAN:
- 9786132844972
- Book language:
- Blurb/Shorttext:
- Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A wet nurse is a woman hired to breast feed and care for another's child. Wet nurses are hired when the mother is unable or chooses not to nurse the child herself. Wet-nursed children may be known as "milk-siblings", and in some cultures the families are linked by a special relationship of milk kinship. Mothers who nurse each other's babies are engaging in a reciprocal act known as cross-nursing or co-nursing. A wet-nurse may be employed if the mother of a baby is unable or elects not to breast-feed her infant. A common reason historically, which still exists in a few situations today, is simply one of social expectations and status. Other reasons range from serious or chronic illnesses such as cancer and their treatment to temporary difficulties nursing. Additionally, a mother's taking (prescription or illegal) drugs may necessitate a wet-nurse if a drug in any way changes the content of her milk.
- Publishing house:
- Alphascript Publishing
- Website:
- https://www.alphascript-publishing.com/
- Edited by:
- Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
- Number of pages:
- 96
- Published at:
- 2010-09-28
- Stock:
- Available
- Category:
- Biology
- Price:
- 295.46 HK$
- Keywords:
- Breastfeeding, milk, mother, nurse, Medical
